Fall 2018
5355 Oil & Gas - WELLS- 12587
Professor(s):
Bret Wells (FACULTY)
Credits: 3
Course Areas: Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law
Time: 1:00p-2:30p MW Location: 240 BLB
Course Outline: This course covers the basic property, contract and regulatory framework for oil and gas production in Texas. It explores common law property concepts (such as the rule of capture, trespass, cotenancy, life tenancy); the provisions of an oil and gas lease negotiated between a mineral interest owner and an oil company as lessee; mineral and royalty interest conveyancing; and Railroad Commission regulation of drilling, production, pooling, and unitization for the efficient and fair development of oil and gas.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes: COPIED MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE NOW (8/9/2018) IN TUII-114. OFFICE IS OPEN 7:30-4:00 M-F.
Prerequisites:
First Day Assignments: Introduction: Preface P1-P25
Final Exam Schedule: 12/07 11am-3pm 240 BLB 213 BLB
This course will have:
Exam:
Paper:
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
Experiential Course Type: No
Bar Course: Yes
DistanceEd ABA 306:
Pass-Fail Student Election:
Course Materials (4/5/2018 9:02:50 AM)
Special Case
Course Materials: Course Materials will be available for Pickup in TUII-114 Date TBD (No book at bookstore).
